Now accepting REGISTRATION for our upcoming Seminar

++Legal Issues for Police in the Digital World++

 

"There is a need to know what is admissible."

"There is a need to avoid civil liability."

 

Criminal Law – Issues of Evidence

More and more crime involves issues involving the use of technology – cell phones – computers – PDA’s. The laws of search and seizure are being restated as the courts deal with digital evidence. New legal theories are being advanced to meet the challenges presented when digital evidence is obtained. Crime in social networking sites is a growing phenomenon. How to best use digital surveillance evidence found at a crime scene.

 

Civil Law – Issues of Liability – Right to Sue for Damages

With much more information available in the digital world there are now more issues involving Right to Privacy and as a result potential liability for violating those rights. Also public employees are seeing they have a right to sue for damages when their rights are violated. Right to view email does not always mean a right to read text messages.

 

A one day seminar will present the following presentations –

 

• Criminal Law and Digital Evidence – How the Courts are Ruling

• Preserving Digital Evidence

• Civil Law and the Digital World – Rights and Liabilities for Police

• Case Studies

Speakers are:

• Henry M. Quinlan, Esq. -  Publisher of the Digital Law Report – Author of A Guide for School Resource Officers to Social Networking Sites and the Law

• Sgt. Corey MacDonald, Esq. – Department Prosecutor – Portsmouth, NH Police Dept. – Nation’s leading law enforcement expert on social networking sites. Invited to train LAPD detectives on social networking sites.

Here are some of the issues that will be discussed –

• ·        Recording one side of a conversation when defendant in custody.

• ·        Searching a laptop found in a car.

• ·        Seizing a computer not covered by consent.

• ·        Computer repairman finds evidence of a crime

• ·        Seizing IM messaging not specified in warrant.

• ·        Search computer used at work.

• ·        Parody posted on myspace.com – right to sue for damages?

• ·        Searching a computer when hacking involved.

• ·        Are bloggers entitled to Shield Law protection?

• ·        Viewing email in transit – right of privacy.

• ·        Posting on blog can be a crime – aggravated harassment.

• ·        Criminal fraud – impersonating someone on a social networking site.

• ·        And more.

 

Bonus – Free DVD

Preserving Digital Evidence for Court

Seminar to be held on October 15, 2008, at the Holiday Inn – Chicago O’Hare Area, 5615 North Cumberland Ave., Chicago, IL 60631. Time:  9am-1pm   Price:  $165 per person